The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
Visual marketing continues to be popular, but some of the traditional kinds of images are beginning to get a little stale. Stock photos are routinely mocked, and infographics aren’t nearly as effective as they once were. In fact, Google’s own Matt Cuts has said: “I would not be surprised if at some point in the future… Continue reading Custom Cartoons Discounted for a Limited Time
Recently I’ve done some videos about sketching and inking my cartoons, and I got a request to show how I shade. So, here’s me shading a cartoon! Enjoy: Video transcript: Hi there, this is Mark Anderson from Andertoons.com. In this video, I am going to show you how I shade my cartoons in Photoshop. This… Continue reading Shading Cartoons in Photoshop – Tutorial & Chat
I’ve written about custom cartoons and the creation process before, but I thought I’d go a little deeper this time and show you not only what I’d normally present to a client, but all of the extra behind-the-scenes work that people never see. (Note – what follows is an actual example of one of the… Continue reading Custom Cartoons – A Look Behind the Scenes
Kids and teachers all across the country are getting ready for a new school year. (WOO!) So I thought I’d help get everyone in the mood with some education cartoons! Enjoy: I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before, but my wife is a teacher, and believe me, this cartoon is fairly accurate. I don’t know if… Continue reading 20 Education Cartoons For Back To School
When I was starting out as a cartoonist I checked out pretty much every book about cartooning in the state of Illinois. (Thank you, Interlibrary Loan!) Like any subject, some books were good, some not so good. But a few were so good that I went out and bought them so I’d always have them… Continue reading 5 Cartooning Books You Should Read Right Now